Italy arrests Somali cleric over alleged plans for Rome attack


ROME (Reuters) - Police in southern Italy arrested a 22-year-old Somali imam and asylum seeker on Wednesday on suspicion that he was planning an attack in Rome.

The man was detained at a migrant reception centre in Campomarino, in the region of Molise, a police statement said.

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